their hometown is west monroe, louisiana. >> the show is a very effective sitcom. they managed to create a patina of authenticity around a show that i see very carefully shaped into a very familiar format. >> unlike the clampetts are they not only real people, but they still live in their hometown. one official tour invites people to duck into the city of monroe and follow the beards. the famously enkempt facial hair, i even felt bare when i met willie robertson this year. luckily the show is so popular, there's an app. for that. there is a dark side to this bayou business. many in hollywood's more traditional scripted tv comedies and drama see "duck dynasty" as a threat and an example of how tv entertainment is being dumbed down to the lowe common denominator. >> what we're seeing is there are all kinds of viewers watching some of these shows for different reasons. some watch them because they relate to the characters, and some people watch it to feel superior to the characters. the truth is for a & e's purposes, it doesn't matter why they watch, just as long as t